Stand in solidarity with Minnesota’s general strike tomorrow (Fri 1/23). Find your event here. Scroll down for list of demand La and further down for map of actions. www.iceoutnowmn.com

I don’t make a habit of listening to speeches out of Davos, but this is genuinely one for the history books: a clear-eyed acknowledgment that the old international order was partly a fiction and is now a lie, and a call to act collectively to build resilience and sovereignty in the face of hegemony.

WALKOUT DAY — FREE AMERICA WALKOUT

Today is not business as usual.
It’s the day we withdraw consent.
We walk out because freedom requires action, not silence.
#FreeAmerica #FreeAmericaFromFascism

www.freeameri.ca/walkout-day

WALKOUT DAY — FREE AMERICA WALKOUT

Today, we walk out everywhere with @womensmarch.
This is a protest and a promise.
We are done cooperating with fascism.
We are building a Free America together.
#FreeAmericaWalkout
#FreeAmerica

www.freeameri.ca/walkout-day

WALKOUT DAY — FREE AMERICA WALKOUT

Labor is leverage. Cooperation is consent.
Today we walk out of work, school, and commerce to interrupt fascism.
This is what people power looks like in real time.
#FreeAmericaFromFascism #FreeAmerica

Please share!

www.freeameri.ca/walkout-day

Today, we walk out.
Because a Free America is the only America worth fighting for.
We pull our labor, our money, and our consent.
No business as usual. Power moves when we do.
#FreeAmericaWalkout #FreeAmerica

Maria Ressa at UNGA 80th anniv: 'Information integrity is the mother of all battles' YouTube video by Rappler

@mariaressa.bsky.social ’s call at UNGA could not be more urgent.

The time for AI self-regulation is over.

200 Nobel laureates, former heads of state, and industry experts just signed a statement: "We urgently call for international red lines to prevent unacceptable AI risks"

Maria Ressa - Fighting Back Against Trump’s Authoritarian Algorithm With Truth | The Daily Show YouTube video by The Daily Show

Please watch @mariaressa.bsky.social warning America AGAIN with Jon Stewart.

See why we are going through Aramageddon and why it's better than an apocalypse:

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I feel exactly the same way. It has to stop. It had to stop a long time ago now.

I am incensed. This is all so heartbreaking and despicable. The Iranian people do not deserve this violence. We do not deserve this governance. The world does not deserve this. These outrages must end.

It’s the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

An actual opposition party would be climbing over each other to file articles of impeachment, listing his wrongs and talking impeachment nonstop at every occasion, encouraging protesters and showing up with them in the streets

The Minnesota shooter who killed state Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t a lone wolf, insists a scholar of political violence.

And the myth of the isolated madman obscures the networked reality of far-right violence and makes it harder to prevent the next attack.
buff.ly/zDPigDV #polisky

It wasn’t even strongly worded.

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

Trump's war on Iran is illegal, immoral and will advance the MAGA Murder agenda against the will of Americans. Congress must convene an emergency session and end Trump's war.

The escalation of US involvement against Iran has happened.

When I wake up, I hope the promised retaliation hasn’t happened and that calmer heads can prevail.

What a mess.

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You want to hear what "return on investment" means in relation to NSF funding? I know you do...

Andry José Hernández Romero

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.

No one has heard from you in 43 days.

As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

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Me too. Takes my breath right away.

It is past time to stop allowing ourselves to be bullied.

It's all vendetta all the time in that white house. The banality of evil has never been more banal and small-minded.

Global travel warning for anyone thinking of visiting the United States. It is not safe, find somewhere else. #EndImpunity

I just wrote a letter to Skadden demanding they stand on the right side of history. You can do the same.

Read this entire thread. Rachel Cohen is a hero and we need to demand that Skadden and the other law firms show courage and integrity. Caving does not just throw us all under the bus, history proves they will lose in the end, too.

Jeremy and colleagues, Many deals I work on have concepts of conditional notice. This is mine. Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment, which should include at minimum (i) signing on to the firm amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie in its litigation fighting the Trump administration's executive order against it, ii) committing to broad future representation, regardless of whether powerful people view it as adverse to them, (iii) refusal to cooperate with the EEOC's request for personal information of our colleagues clearly targeted at intimidating non-white employees, (iv) public refusal to fire or otherwise force out employees at the Trump administration's directive or implied directive and (v) public commitment to maintenance of affinity groups and related initiatives. This is not what I saw for my career or for my evening, but Paul Weiss' decision to cave to the Trump administration on DEl, representation and staffing has forced my hand. We do not have time. It is now or it is never, and if it is never, I will not continue to work here.

Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email:

"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."

Words to Win By Words to Win By, formerly Brave New Words, takes listeners on a journey around the globe with renowned communications researcher and campaign advisor Anat Shenker-Osorio as she unpacks real-world narr...

New around here, hi! For those who'd like a big old dose of "yes we can" energy, please check out Words to Win By where every episode details a campaign we've won somewhere and delves into the research, messaging & strategies used to do it.
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